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Weak mag. 2.6 earthquake - Savu Sea, 37 km north of Waingapu, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on Thursday, Mar 30, 2023 at 6:13 pm (GMT +8) -

Weak magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 21 km depth

30 Mar 10:24 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 11 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 30, 2023 10:13:10 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Mar 30, 2023 at 6:13 pm (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.6
Depth	21.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	9.33°S / 120.33°E (Savu Sea, Indonesia)
Antipode	9.33°N / 59.67°W
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	RaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)
Nearest volcano	Poco Leok (74 km / 46 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	37 km (23 mi) N of Waingapu (pop: 48,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 81 km (51 mi) S of Ruteng (Kabupaten Manggarai) (pop: 34,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 90 km (56 mi) SSE of Kondas (pop: 500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 105 km (65 mi) SSE of Labuan Bajo (pop: 188,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 124 km (77 mi) SE of Komodo (pop: 2,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 57 km (36 mi) NE of Pulau Sumba Island (pop: 686,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 118 km (73 mi) SW of Flores Island (pop: 1,831,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 29°C (84 F), humidity: 69%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from ESE
Estimated seismic energy released	5 x 10⁸ joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.6	21 km	Sumba Region, Indonesia	RaspberryShake
2.6	21 km	SUMBA REGION, INDONESIA	EMSC

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At magnitude 2.6, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.

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